2003 | USA | 90 min

A rare documentary on the work of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi, the Italian duo behind the massively influential pseudo-doco MONDO CANE. Director Dave Gregory is the resident documentarian at Blue Underground and has so far been responsible for putting together a series of extremely well-made documentaries on a variety of vital film topics including THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE SHOCKING TRUTH and THE JOE SPINELL STORY. Like no studio lackey, Gregory utilises clever editing and deep subject knowledge to produce work of high information density and maximum entertainment impact. GODFATHERS OF MONDO is no exception, in fact, raising the already high Blue Underground standards even further. Besides Prosperi and Jacopetti the interviewees include musician Riz Ortolani, cameraman Benito Frattari, and British commentators David Flint and David Kerekes. Discussion addresses the subject of filmed violence. GODFATHERS OF MONDO is only otherwise available as part of the Blue Underground MONDO CANE COLLECTION box set.

Mondo Monday July 12th 7pm | George Cinemas